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Travis Scott Confirmed To Perform At Billboard Music Awards
Travis Scott has been added to the lineup for the 2022 Billboard Music Awards.The hip-hop star just performed his first public gig since 10 people were killed at his Astroworld music festival in Texas last...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 10 May 2022
Travis Scott Returns To Stage For First Gig Since Astroworld Tragedy
Travis Scott has performed his first public gig since 10 people were killed at his Astroworld music festival in Texas last year. The rapper, who is dating reality star Kylie Jenner, took to the stage...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 09 May 2022
Snoop Dogg Wants To Bridge The Generation Gap With New Album
Snoop Dogg wants 'The Algorithm' to be something for "the whole house".The hip hop icon has formed a supergroup with top artists from Def Jam Recordings' past, present and future, and he hopes the album...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 07 November 2021
Mf Doom Petition Launched To Get Nyc Street Renamed In Late Rapper's Memory
A petition has been launched to rename a New York street after the late rap legend MF DOOM.The ‘KMD-MF DOOM Way Committee’ has started the Change.org appeal, which calls for the block between Riverside Boulevard...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 23 February 2021
Busta Rhymes Pays Touching Tribute To Frequent Collaborator And Friend Mf Doom
Busta Rhymes has hailed his late friend and collaborator MF DOOM as "a God MC and incredible human being".The rap legend - whose real name was Daniel Dumile - passed away on October 31, a...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 04 January 2021
Busta Rhymes Teases Star-studded Lp Featuring Mariah Carey And Kendrick Lamar
Busta Rhymes' new album ‘Extinction Event Level 2: The Wrath of God’ features the likes of Mariah Carey, Kendrick Lamar and Mary J. Blige.The hip-hop legend will unleash the long-awaited sequel to 1998's ‘Extinction...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 27 October 2020
Busta Rhymes Teases New Album Featuring The Late Ol' Dirty Bastard
Busta Rhymes has shared details of his upcoming album, which features an unreleased track with the late Ol’ Dirty Bastard.The hip-hop legend will unleash ‘Extinction Event Level 2: The Wrath of God’ on October 30.The...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 12 October 2020
Missy Elliott Trains Morgan Freeman In The Art Of Rap For Super Bowl Ad
The Super Bowl is the only event in the world where you want to sit around for the adverts, and it seems this year will be no different. A teaser for the forthcoming Mountain Dew...
By Holly Mosley in Music / Festivals on 26 January 2018
Janet Jackson's God-sent Talent
Janet Jackson's voice is a ''God-sent talent'', according to Busta Rhymes.The 45-year-old rapper - whose real name is Trevor George Smith Jr. - has been friends with the singer for decades, but he only got...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 23 November 2017
A Tribe Called Quest Announce Release Date Of Final Album
Legendary rap group A Tribe Called Quest have confirmed the release date for their new album will be the 11th of November 2016. In a poignant Facebook post, Q-Tip revealed the news and just what...
By John Tindale in Music / Festivals on 28 October 2016
Busta Rhymes Strikes Plea Deal In Assault Case.
The Touch It star was arrested and charged with assault after reportedly throwing a bottle containing a protein drink at a Steel Gym employee in New York City during a dispute in August...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 06 November 2015
Busta Rhymes Settles Copyright Infringement Lawsuit With The Sugarhill Gang
The Touch It star was sued by the group in 2012 for allegedly sampling their 1980s song 8th Wonder for his track Woo Hah! Got You All in Check. In the lawsuit, the...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 12 October 2015
Busta Rhymes Under Investigation Over Threat Claims
Attendee Kim Simpson has filed a police report alleging the Touch It hitmaker became enraged with her and a pal when they accidentally bumped into the star while dancing at the Los Angeles...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 12 August 2015
Bust Ryhmes Alleged Threats To Fans At Bet Awards.
Busta Rhymes allegedly threatened to slap fans at the BET Awards in June.The 43-year-old rapper is being investigated by police because of the incident, in which he reportedly told a woman he would ''bite'' her...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 12 August 2015
Busta Rhymes Arrested And Charged With Assault After Gym Fight
Rap star Busta Rhymes has been charged with assault after allegedly throwing a bottle of protein drink while at the gym in New York City, according to reports.The New York Daily News reports that the...
By Ed Biggs in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 06 August 2015
Busta Rhymes Arrested Over Alleged Gym Altercation
The Touch It hitmaker reportedly threw a bottle containing a protein drink at an employee at Steel Gym during a dispute on Wednesday night (05Aug15). The container allegedly hit the worker on the back...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 06 August 2015
Busta Rhymes Arrested
Busta Rhymes has been arrested following a fight in a gym.The 43-year-old rapper is currently behind bars in New York after he argued with a gym worker while working out at Steel Gym in Chelsea...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 06 August 2015
Busta Rhymes Pays Tribute To Tragic Celebrity Jeweller
Aron 'Eric' Aranbayev co-owned diamond merchants Rafaello & Co. and boasted star clients including rappers Sean 'diddy' Combs and Jay Z, as well as boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr. He died on Monday...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 23 July 2015
Busta Rhymes Celebrates Son's Graduation With Star-studded Bash
T'ziah Wood-Smith completed his studies at Connecticut's Quinnipiac University and to mark the academic achievement, his proud father decided to host a big bash at the Space Ibiza club in his honour on...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 08 June 2015
Mariah Carey Wants To Collaborate With Herself
Mariah Carey wants to collaborate with herself.The 'Touch My Body' hitmaker has recorded with artists including Gucci Mane, Busta Rhymes and Jay Z during her career, but said she has no plans to do any...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 05 June 2015
Five Held Over Drugs And Guns At Rap Shoot
Two women and three men - including an on-set security guard - were held by police in Brooklyn, New York on Saturday (30May15) after complaints by some local residents. Cops swooped on...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 31 May 2015
Actor Trevor Smith's Death Ruled A Suicide
The body of the former Coronation Street actor was found in a quarry in Derbyshire, England in January (15), a day after he was reported missing. During an inquest at Chesterfield Coroner's...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 26 March 2015
Busta Rhymes Finds Funny Side Of Falling Off Stage At New York City Concert
Busta Rhymes was left with a bloody injury on his head after falling off stage at Webster Hall in New York City where he was performing with fellow hip-hop artist O.T. Genasis early on Friday...
By Nick Hill in Music / Festivals on 30 November 2014
Busta Rhymes Falls Off Stage In New York, Sustains Bloody Head Injury
Busta Rhymes was a little too carried away whilst performing in New York on Friday (28th November) as he took a tumble head first off the stage!Busta Rhymes took a tumble offstage whilst appearing alongside...
By Elinor Cosgrave in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 30 November 2014
Busta Rhymes Bloodied And Bruised After Fall At Surprise Gig
Rapper Busta Rhymes was left with a nasty gash above his eye after slipping up during a surprise show in New York on Thursday night (27Nov14).Rhymes was leaning over a barrier at the Webster Hall...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 28 November 2014
'Nas: Time Is Illmatic' Marks The 20th Anniversary Of One Of The Greatest Ever Rap Albums [Trailer]
The 1990s marked a turning point for rap and hip hop, with plenty of artists making their mark on the scene with seminal releases. Nas was one of them, and now his landmark debut 'Illmatic'...
By Holly Williams in Movies / TV / Theatre on 24 October 2014
Busta Rhymes Departs Cash Money Record Label
Rapper Busta Rhymes has left his record label, Cash Money Records, due to creative differences.The Touch It hitmaker has been with the company since 2011, but the hip-hop veteran has officially parted from the label,...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 25 July 2014
Bestival Pulls Off Major Coup With Busta Rhymes' First UK Festival Show
Festival organisers have managed to persuade Busta Rhymes to join the main stage line-up at this year's festival, marking the first time the American hip-hop star has played at a festival in the UK.Busta Rhymes...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10 February 2014
Busta Rhymes And Q-tip Release Free Mixtape
Rappers Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip have joined forces to release a free mixtape featuring collaborative tracks recorded over the course of two decades.The longtime friends have come together to give fans an early holiday present...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 13 December 2013
Busta Rhymes Refused Entry Into Fabolous And Trey Songz's Birthday Bash
Busta Rhymes was forced to miss out on celebrating the birthdays of fellow rapper Fabolous and R&B singer Trey Songz on Thursday (21Nov13) after he was denied entry to their joint party.The Touch It hitmaker,...
By World Entertainment News Network in Music / Festivals on 24 November 2013
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